| Onomatopoeia |
Study Guide
At the end of this unit you will be able to:
- define onomatopoeia
- spell onomatopoeia!!
- point to examples of onomatopoeia in selected writings
- use onomatopoeia in directed writings
The use of words to imitate sounds is called onomatopoeia. Bang, pop, hiss, and sizzle are examples.
Find the examples of omomatopoeia in the following poem.
Cynthia in the Snow
Gwendolyn Brooks
It SHUSHES
It hushes
The loudness in the road.
It flitter-twitters,
And laughs away from me.
It laughs a lovely whiteness,
And whitely whirs away,
To be
Some otherwhere,
Still white as milk or shirts,
So beautiful it hurts.Take the Quiz Part 1! Online or Print-Out
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